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A mate is building a 4.5 mt ali custom boat and is considering the options for adding colour coating to the whole thing.
Plan A is to have it powder coated and then (possibly) clear coated with a new nano process.
Anyone here got experience or suggestions for other options ?
My suggestion is don't put any colour on it at all. Defeats the purpose of having a alloy boat if you have to be careful not to scratch it.
My Jetboat was painted alloy and I was always getting wound up when a mark was added to it by persons other than myself.
A cobber has the same boat with a simple paint job and doesnt give a toss about its cosmetics. As long as it does what he bought it for, hes happy.
I am really keen to see a pic of @longrange308 boat build?? I hear it is a pretty awesome effort for a nut strangler ;):thumbsup:
I hear what you are saying Cam, but the guy wants a coating on it..period.
Clear
realy depends on how long it takes to clean the dribble off my pm2 and the realy small press mark on the lense??? must of been realy small:PQuote:
Originally Posted by R93
as far as paint goes havnt painted mine yet will get the hoilday over,
only advice i have in when you acid wash it make sure its raining and you mix some water with it
went straight on when i was cleaning some welds and i got some runs in the sheets
It aint dribble and there will only be the top of the firemans helmet leaving a mark. You must have seen Abes effort. He struggled to fill a 20mm objective.:D
Pics of boat please???:cool:
unfortunately im yet to lay hands on it, (the rifle ya sickos)
what stage are you keen on seeing?
Happy to get a system written up through work that you could apply? Do you have access to a spray unit?
:D Whatever you have photo wise tbh. Start to finish would be cool? I will send you a photo of me and your scope?Quote:
Originally Posted by longrange308
nzfubz. Thanks for the offer, but the boat owner is looking to get the work done as part of the build package up here in central NI. He most definately wont be doing it himself.
No problem, I deal daily with Carboline (Altex) so if you wanted recommendations of coatings applicators in the area I'm happy to ask the question :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Pengy
the only thing im concidering coulour wise is a vinal sticker on the cuddy of the boat Im planning to get,
that way when it bubbles If it does its a simple removal process, plus my brother is a vinal layer and will do it for me for zip
may not be suitable for your application
Paint the keel with slide, and and the top deck up with colour, and be prepared for it to get marked
Big difference between a pretty painted boat and one that gets a workout.
Personally I'm going to just paint the top deck and screen on mine.
Grey/silver deck with dark charcoal screen
When i was at sanfords we applied a 4 year paint system to the hull i cant remember all the technical bs but the base was black like a tar then applied the base coats and finally the top coatsQuote:
Originally Posted by nzfubz
2 pot Enamel paint i think it was, it might work ok on aluminium allowing the paint to flex a bit with the hull it was Altex coating paint. @Pengy give altex in Tauranga a call they would be best qualified to answer your questions.
So far, so Blue
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Is that the under coat or something?
Jesus ! That is blue .
No Toby. The owner has strange tastes. Hence he is a friend of mine ;)
Looks bloody awful. Oh well, boring world if everyone liked the same thing
This one is most likely to go in a container to the Solomons so it should fit in nicely up there.
Same guy is now building an 8 mtr version for NZ
WTF???
Same colours!!!
How the fuck do you ever shoot anything with eyesight like that :)
Ok... similar colour ..... Burbon has just been put back in the rack!!!
Teal. Great colour, will look good out on the lagoons in the tropics.
Im an x boat builder and I would advise you build from correct grade alloy like 5083 and don't paint at all. You could anti fowl bottom. Its not the paint that does damage its any holes and scratches in the paint that stuffs alloy
Thanks Samba,but it is a tad late to change it now. The boat(s) are being built to a very high spec by a guy who knows his stuff. The owner simply hates the feel of bare ali, and glass does not fit his criteria. So paint it is.
I found out today that the colour is much deeper than it comes accross in pics for some reason. It has also had a Nano protective coat applied all over the top of the paintwork.
Time will tell if this works as advertised
Putting the blueness behind us it's quite a cool boat . Looks like it would be a great wee fishing / diving vessel . Pengy Did your mate build it because it was Cheeper or because they not available ?
To be honest Munsey, I dont think $$ came into it. He wanted to have a hand in the design and to get away from straight lines. By the time the upholstery is in, along with the helm and electronics, I think it will be a neat boat.
It is having a seat up in the bow as well as to the side of the helm position.
Little touches such as having curves leading to the scuppers to help prevent bait and crud getting caught up, should all make a difference.
I am sure the full details will be in his next article in Prof skipper mag
From memory, I think it only has 14 rod holders
